Comments on: Financial Times 13,598 by Cincinnushttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/02/03/financial-times-13598-by-cincinnus/
Never knowingly undersolved.Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:49:38 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Jack Aubreyhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/02/03/financial-times-13598-by-cincinnus/#comment-149759
Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:53:51 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=26052#comment-149759Returned from a week in the Alps to find a copy of the Good Word Guide on the doorstep courtesy of the FT. I think it was probably this one where I fell lucky but I may never know!
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Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:00:51 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=26052#comment-149747Demotic was new to me and never heard of Menton.
Got about 2/3 out .

The definition is cribbed from Chambers (11th edition), which has as definition no. 15 of crib: “A key or baldly literal translation, used as an aid by students, etc”.

Regards to all.

]]>By: nmsindyhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/02/03/financial-times-13598-by-cincinnus/#comment-149261
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:10:54 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=26052#comment-149261I think CRIB = KEY refers to a literal translation that was sometimes given to, say, Latin texts when they used to be taught in schools quite a while back.
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Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:33:31 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=26052#comment-149217Thanks Pete.
Usual good stuff from Cincinnus.13 across – I first thought PNDIT was a misprint,very clever clue!
I also thought CRIB = KEY was perhaps pushing the boundaries but came across this definition on WordWeb –

A crib is a section of an encoded or enciphered message that can easily be rendered into plain text, thus providing a tool whereby a skilled cryptanalyst can crack the entire code or message. A famous example of a “crib” from outside the world of espionage is the Rosetta Stone, used to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics.

]]>By: Sil van den Hoekhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/02/03/financial-times-13598-by-cincinnus/#comment-149146
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:33:37 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=26052#comment-149146Yes, another good Cincinnus.
As if it doesn’t take any effort.
Last Saturday (in Derby) I had the pleasure to meet Cincinnus, but unfortunately I was not yet in a talkative mood at that time of the day.

Pete, I’m sure you mean to say that NON-USAGE is ‘pundit’ (SAGE) with the U removed. Well, you say it more or less.
In 9ac, though, we differ.
The answer must surely be LOADS (dd).